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Businesses urge caution as committee considers lowering Vermont layoff‑notice threshold
Summary
Associated Industries of Vermont and Department of Labor discussed a proposal to lower Vermont's layoff‑notice trigger (mini‑WARN) from 50 to 25 employees and the tradeoffs around confidentiality, threshold formulas, and state notification for worker services.
Representatives of Associated Industries of Vermont told the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development on April 4 they support studying changes to Vermont's layoff‑notice statute but urged care on thresholds and confidentiality.
William Driscoll, testifying for Associated Industries of Vermont and representing the manufacturing sector, said Vermont's notice law was originally crafted as a compromise and that some states use alternative thresholds…
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